Neuroskeptic Explained

Pseudonym:	Neuroskeptic
Occupation:	Blogger
Nationality:	British
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Neuroskeptic is a British neuroscientist and pseudonymous science blogger.^{[1] [2]} They are known for their efforts uncovering fake and plagiarized articles published in predatory journals.^{[3] [4]} They have also blogged about the limitations of MRI scans, which they began writing about after realizing that they and their colleagues did not entirely understand how some of their own MRI results had been produced.^[5] Their use of a pseudonym has been criticized as unethical, an accusation that they have denied.^{[6] [7]} A 2013 Wired article by David Dobbs described Neuroskeptic as "one of the most insightful neuro-psycho-bloggers out there today".^[8]

Reception

The blog has been nominated for the following awards:

• 2010 Research Blogging Awards - Finalist^[9]
• 2012 UK Science Blog award from the Good Thinking Society - Shortlisted finalist^[10]

Publications

• November 2012 . The Nine Circles of Scientific Hell . Perspectives on Psychological Science . 7 . 6 . 643–644 . 10.1177/1745691612459519 . 26168124 . 45328962 . 1745-6916. free .
• Neuroskeptic . May 2013 . Anonymity in science . Trends in Cognitive Sciences . 17 . 5 . 195–196 . 10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.004 . 23570959 . 39006052 . 1364-6613.

External links

• Blog at Discover website
• Interview with the BPS Research Digest

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pseudonyms in Science: Neuroskeptic speaks to Neurocritic, Dr Primestein and Neurobonkers . Costello . Victoria . 2016-03-21 . PLOS SciComm . en-US . 2018-04-26.
2. News: Mystery as controversial list of predatory publishers disappears . Chawla . Dawmeet Singh . 2017-01-17 . Science News . 2018-04-27 . en.
3. Web site: Scientific Journals Publish Bogus Paper About Midi-chlorians from Star Wars . Mandelbaum . Ryan F. . 2017-07-24 . Gizmodo . en-US . 2018-04-26.
4. Web site: Journals pull two papers after blogger shares plagiarism suspicions . 2017-02-01 . Retraction Watch . en-US . 2018-04-26.
5. Lyon . Louisa . 2017-07-26 . Dead salmon and voodoo correlations: should we be sceptical about functional MRI? . Brain . en . 140 . 8 . e53 . 10.1093/brain/awx180 . 28899026 . 0006-8950. free .
6. Teixeira da Silva . JaimeA. . 2017-12-01 . Are Pseudonyms Ethical in (Science) Publishing? Neuroskeptic as a Case Study . Science and Engineering Ethics . English . 23 . 6 . 1807–1810 . 10.1007/s11948-016-9825-7 . 27830481 . 195282150 . 1353-3452.
7. Web site: Am I An Unethical Pseudonym? . 2016-11-10 . Neuroskeptic . en-US . 2018-04-26.
8. 2013-05-16 . How Churchill and Lincoln Can Help You Whup Depression . WIRED . en-US.
9. Web site: Research Blogging Awards 2010 . researchblogging.org . 14 March 2022.
10. Web site: Parr . Chris . Science blog awards recognise youth and experience . Times Higher Education . 14 March 2022 . en . 1 December 2012.